Second Amendment News Roundup for 6/9/08

Focusing on guns, politics, and news of interest, here is today's Second Amendment News Roundup:

The MUST-read of the day is the Mark Steyn interview over at Girl on the Right:
http://girlontheright.com/2008/06/09/brass-balls-radio-the-steyn-interview/

The NRA issues an important grassroots alert on the upcoming general election:
http://www.nraila.org/GrassrootsAlerts/read.aspx

Ahab blogs on gun stuff in the movies, and Clint Eastwood stands above them all:
http://www.nrahab.com/2008/06/09/why-i-bought-a-big-tv/

The Counterterrorism Blog has news about Venezuela's Hugo Chavez's recent about-face:
http://counterterrorismblog.org/2008/06/chavezs_abrupt_aboutface_on_th.php

The Stiletto provides most interesting commentary on Hillary's speech on Saturday--including what she did NOT say! And be sure to read the 2nd part of the section which comments on Britain's 'first they came for the guns, and then they came for the knives':
http://thestilettoblog.com/2008/06/09/the-daily-blade-hillary-said-the-magic-words-what-now.aspx

Speaking of Mark Steyn, be sure to read his comments entitled, 'Notes on a Show Trial':
http://www.steynonline.com/content/view/1345/128/

Monica Crowley reports that Haley Barbour is being considered as McCain's running mate, and she shows why this would not be a good idea:
http://monicamemo.typepad.com/weblog/2008/06/please-lord-let.html

Threats Watch provides today's daily briefing on threats to the nation's security from around the world:
http://threatswatch.org/dailybriefings/

David Codrea provides a disturbing update on how the Bastard and the New York City court system are screwing over a licensed gun dealer from the state of Georgia:
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2008/06/to-fight-another-day.html

Breda blogs about her latest shooting experience--in the searing hot weather to boot!
http://thebredafallacy.blogspot.com/2008/06/whew-its-hot.html

I agree 100% with Sebastian here. Read it all:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/06/09/on-the-lesser-of-two-evils/

Uncle has two quotes of the day that are well-worth the read:
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2008/06/09/quote-of-the-day-17/

Every few days the mainstream media posts a picture of Obama with a halo around his head. I saw one on AOL Saturday, and now Reuters has one. Gateway Pundit shows that most Americans aren't buying this crap...a new poll tells the story:
http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2008/06/most-americans-agree-media-actively.html

Nicki points to a speech made on the House floor concerning the environmentalist wackos...read it all:
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2008/06/inconvenient-truth.html

Cap'n Bob and the Damsel blog on their day at the gun show in California:
http://capnbob.us/blog/2008/06/07/our-day-at-the-gun-show/

Michelle Malkin reports that Snuffy Pfleger will return to his church after his suspension, on June 16:
http://michellemalkin.com/2008/06/09/michael-pfleger-returns-june-16-hes-a-black-jesus-stuck-in-a-white-mans-body/

John Lott provides info on justifiable homicides in states with right-to-carry vs. states with no right to carry:
http://johnrlott.blogspot.com/2008/06/justifiable-homicides-in-right-to-carry.html

Eugene Volokh provides essential reading on why the term 'hate speech' is not a legal term but something made up by those who wish to limit free speech:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2008_06_01-2008_06_07.shtml#1212872018

My favorite intellectual, Dr. Walter Williams, has written another goodie on energy policy and environmentalists:
http://www.gmu.edu/departments/economics/wew/articles/08/Dumb%20Or%20Ill-informed.htm